Matches at Galle are always high value. Will leave you with this from Apoorv: "I think Ranjit summed up AB perfectly,"He is the fusion of old and the modern way of playing cricket". Perfect definition for him"
Well, that's it from us. Join us again for the Test, which starts Wednesday, but in the meantime switch over to the England match, where Joe Root and Anderson are making history of their own.
De Villiers is up again:"It's not a World Cup, but for us it's a huge step in the right direction. Angelo and his boys have been playing a lot of good cricket. I'm exceptionally proud of the boys, there's no one or two guys that stand out. I'm just proud of the team." If you hadn't guessed it, AB is the man of the match as well.
Hashim Amla is the player of the series, having crossed 100 twice and made 48 today. Amla:"I'm grateful to get some runs. I think this wicket is the flattest wicket I've ever played on. We'll take some confidence from this going forward, but tomorrow the Test preparations start. Everyone came here with the desire to make history. We had the baggage of that last series. AB's innings today was special to take us to a big total. On this type of wicket we needed a big total to defend.
De Villiers: "Very happy with the boys. It's our first series win here, so we'll celebrate tonight. I thought we slipped up a little early but we made it up in the end. Sri Lanka bowled well in that Powerplay, but later on I was seeing the ball really well."
Presentation now. Mathews: "We don't deserve to win the way we played today. We were flat on the field, let go of a few catches and didn't play well. It was a depressing performance. Losing to a foreign team is not the end of the world. I'm happy with my own batting, but it doesn't mean anything, since we lost."
Interestingly, Tahir and Herath were the bowlers of the day. They will face off again at Galle, which is sure to take loads of spin. That's a good contest to watch as the teams move to red-ball cricket.
De Villiers was the difference between the sides in this match. What an innings his hundred was. SL looked good in the Powerplay, but then Sanga and Dilshan fell in quick succession, and Mahela's mediocre ODI run continued. Mathews and Priyanjan were shackled by good bowling and excellent fielding, while the wind died down a bit to make things easier for SA.
Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Ryan McLaren have been fantastic in this series. Sri Lanka were hot and cold and fell apart in the field when Malinga had a few off days.
Huge wide smiles for South Africa. AB de Villiers in particular. They were not fancied before this series, but they have been focused and intense in game one and game three. The victors get into an ecstatic huddle before they shake hands. It means a lot to them after the 4-1 drubbing last year.